Ubiquitous games for learning (UbiqGames) : Weatherlings, a worked example

• Main Authors: Klopfer, E., Sheldon, J., Perry, J., Chen, Vivian Hsueh-Hua
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106827; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17713; http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2729.2011.00456.x
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper provides a rationale for a class of mobile, casual, and educational games, which we call UbiqGames. The study is motivated by the desire to understand how students use educational games in light of additional distractions on their devices, and how game design can make those games appealin...